Great River Race 2006 Pictures

BARMOUTH Rowing Club's Celtic Longboat was called into a different type of action last Sunday morning when its crew towed a local yacht to safety in the Mawddach estuary near Penmaenpool. The five crew members were taking advantage of the high spring tides to get in some last minute training for this week-end's 22 mile London Great River Race when they spotted the local boat Capritarius adrift just south of Afon Cwm-Mynach.

The Yacht, which had a fuel supply problem, was in danger of being stranded on sandbanks as the tide ebbed. A request by the yacht's crew for a tow was quickly answered as a line to the racing longboat was attached for a tow the short distance to the safe haven of Llyn Penmaen.

Crew member Gill Allday said: "It was good to be of assistance and the extra effort was all good training for the week-end".